Commonly Used Abbreviations

This is a (hopefully) complete list of the abbreviations commonly used on mafiascum.net. The first section is for game-related terms that are commonly used on other sites as well; the other two sections are specific to mafiascum.net. It does not include well-known general internet slang, for which you can go to this list.

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Game-Related Abbreviations

BWCS: Best Worst Case Scenario. This is most commonly used when there is a claim of a Vanilla Townie to argue that that player should be lynched (if they are scum, well and good; if they are Town, no power roles were lost).

EBWOP or EBWODP: Edit By Way Of (Double) Post. Because actual editing of posts in mafia games is forbidden in most games, the only way to "edit" a post which contains an error is to make another post containing the correction.

FoS: Finger of Suspicion. Used to indicate that you find someone suspicious but are not going to vote them, for whatever reason (often because you are voting for someone even more suspicious).

FTFY: Fixed that for you. Usually said under quotes that have been altered for truthery.

GG: Good Game. Equivalent to "Congratulations".

HoS: Hand of Suspicion. This is used when an FoS is not enough to convey the extent of your suspicion.

Iso (or ISO): Isolation. Usually refers to reading a player's posts in isolation. You can view one person's posts "in Isolation" by using the "Display posts from previous" drop down boxes at the bottom of every page.

MyLo: Mislynch and Lose. A stage in the game where the town can no-lynch safely. However, should they mislynch instead, it is likely one of the town will die the next night, resulting in a scum victory.

NL: No Lynch, when no majority on a player is reached, or when a majority of players vote to not have anyone lynched.

OMGUS: Oh My God You Suck. While occasionally used on its own as an insult, it's usually used as an inferred reasoning for purely retaliatory actions. For instance, an OMGUS vote on someone is one made purely on the basis that they are voting for you.